Obituary. MRS. M. HI LET. On Monday morning last, Mrs Mary Hilet, relict of the late Mr Thomas Hilet, died at the Mooroo pna hospital from hemorrage. De ceased who had resided at Barmah for many years was a daughter of &amp;nbsp; Mrs. Thorpe, and leaves a family to mourn their loss.

DISTRICT NEWS. (From Our Correspondents.) EARMAH EAST. A sad death occurred in the Moo roopna Hospital on Sunday, 17th inst., when Mrs. M. A. Hilet passed away. . Mrs Hilet had been suffering from typhoid fever for some weeks and had been given up by the doctor, But she had rallied somewhat and hopes were felt for the best, but she died peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of Sunday morning, leav ing a family of five daughters and three sons, three of whom are still children at school. The school flag was lowered to half-mast and many expressions of sympathy were tendered to the sor rowing family, who have thus, been left without a mother or father's care, for Mr Hilet died some four years ago. One son and one daughter are married, and the work of house work has. been taken up by the eldest single daughter, who will have, the sympathy of the whole district in her efforts to take the place left vacant by the loss of a self sacrific ing mother, whose first and only c »re was the...

' OF INTEREST 10 W0KK1T. * " - • "For Bome time 1 had bMB cr&amp;fe , ally declining in health, I felt ex hausted after the slightest exertion. ■ This state continued until. I became .quits prostrated. X also suffered from ehonuess of breath and palpitation of the heart. After trying many medi cines, with little or no benefit, I fin ally decided to try Warner's Saf« Cure. After taking the first bottleful I felt better and improved daily. I am pleased to a ay that the result of tak ing a few bottlesful of the medicine was my complete restoration to health."—Froui Mrs. J. Brown, 127 Beuiiiso-street, Prahran, Vic. - "Bome /ears ago I suffered coa . ~ stantly from pains in the head, ex treme weakness, fainting fits, nervous ness'and prostration, caused by gen eral debility. I could do nothing to relieve my sufferings ■until I started on a course of Warner's Safe Cure. 1 got relief from the first bottle, and, continuing with the medicine for some little time longer, the nervousness a...

The Liver. HOW TO TAKE CAi&amp;lt;E OF IT. Liverishness is much more cm "" mon than mpst people imagine. For instance, faulty action of the. liver gives rise to feeling cf depres sion, it makes a man. feel miserable and unfit for work, it gives a woman prosgrating bilious attacks, head aches, and causes languor, sleepless ness, and sometimes a blu'red state of the vision " ■ How to cite for the liver and keep it in go d health is a simple matter if you f-'How one nr two well-defined rules. Don't eit.too much or too iich food. Try t'i get some c-xcer i ue eveiy djy. Ab ive all, be strong on prevention, Don't miss that point, for the readiest and the best pieventive of liver troubles is an ' c ca.vional dose of Mother Seigel's ' Syrup, 11 e world famous digestive and liver tonic made from roots barks an 1 leaves. But even where live; is'n es • is robbing you cf sli e igth and the tu'y.incy'i f health, Mother Seigel's Syrup, will do you good. Take it pfter your meals, [ e seivere w...

. Echuca Oranges. There is no better indicator of geniality of climate and prolific soil .than the citrus tree. It has long been maintained by those who know that there is not in Australia a clim ate and a soil better suited to the cultivation of citrus fruit than is af for 'ed in the Echuca district. That claim is borne out by facts. In most of the gardens attached to dwelling houses in Echuca there are a few: orange or lemon trees, which with little or no attention, produce abund ance of fruit. What the possibilities of an orange grove are, under skilled and careful attention, has not been lo any extent tested, but there is.no doubt that more attention will be given to that certain swuree of reveuue in th«i y&amp;lt;.ars to come Already s.everal groves have been pi mted in the irrigation area?, and more are being put down. That the orange tre^ linds genial conditions here is videnced by the extraordinary experience of Mr E ■ P. Be'rrym.in, ''Mcira," Heygarth street, Echuca. Tw...

TO ALL THE AUSTRALIAN STATES Letters—For every Joz. or under o i Post Cards—Stampen on Cards o i Letter Cards to New South Wales Soutli Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, West Australia, Sew Zealand and Fiji ... ... o i Packets, Books, Newspapers, Registration Fe», same as &amp;lt; /or places within Victoria. Parcel Post—For every yarcel of lib. or under _ — o 8 Iiach additional lib. or under (up to nib.) ... _ — — o 6 Parcels Post Within Victoria Limit weight n lb. Limit of size 311 i-u in length, or 6f in girth and length coin bined. Postage (to be prepaid by siainjv. 1 lb or under 6d; each extra lib 3d. The stamp to be afixed to an adhesiw label to be obtainable to any post otfici which label will be attached to the parcel qy the postal receiving officer after he was ascertained the weight. No parcel will be accepted unless fully prepaid. Rates to the United Kingdom and Foreign Countries. Letters—For every Joz. or under o I Post Cards—each „ o i Nc'vspapers, wholly by sea, l6oz...

Qoulburn Crossing. A deputation from the shires o£ Numurkah and Deakin waited upon the Ecbuca Borough Council at its last meetin", t.t ask the co-operation of the council in applying to the ' Government for a grant towards the cost of building a bridge over the Goulburn. The Mayer (Cr. C. Vines) .presided, and the deputation con sisted of Crs W. T. Maloney and James Ross, representing the Nu murkah Shire, and Crs. Gunn and Day, representing Deakin Shire. Cr. Maloney in explaining the ob ject o£ the visit, said, that recently a conference of the Nu murkah and Deakin shires, had met at Yambuna^ to consider the questien of providiug cross river accommodation. The Yambuna .punt, after many year's service, had gone to the bottom, and they were aatisified that to raise and [repair it would be only a waste of money. The other crossing of Stewart's bridge had been practically condemned, as loads of more than two tons had been prohibited on the bridge. The question of providing a new bridge ...

PACKETS. ETC I Preparation for Post. • Packets may be sent thriugh the pos without a cover (but not fastened with anyt thing adhesive, such as gum, postage stamp, sealing wax, etc.); in a cover irely open at one end or side.(if the be slit, the opening must be of the extent of the end or side, and the contents must be easy of withdrawal). The cover may bear the sender's name a.. . address, and the words, "packet," " sample," or "pattern," uc., as the case'may be, "only." Packets may be tied with string, bui -rs of the department may cut the suing \&amp;lt; examine the contents, and tie the packei up again. Samples of seeds, drugs, etc., which cannot be sent as ->pen packets, may be enclosed in bags or aoxes, fastened so as to be easily undtne and re-fastened. If ad dressed to.places in the United Kingdom only they may be sent in closed trans parent ' ags Note —I. .u. ..ogv. JontT. ,'jjs be not complied with, packets are regarded as in sufficiently paid letters, and charged ac...

Why Acid Stomachs are Danger ous. Scientific Reports, May :—Acid in the stomachs is dangerous and frequently fatal, because acid from its corrcssive nature has a natural tendency to destroy the mucious lin ing of the stomach itself. No one inten ional.y swallows hydrochloric acid, but it is often present in brge quantities as the result of food fer mentation in the stomach resulting from the chemical action, which so frequently follows the eating of the daintiest and most tasty foods or the indulgance in any form of alcoholic stimulants, including ° beer, wine, liquers, etc. This fermeutation causes pain, uneasiness and discom fort because of the acid which burns like red-hot iron, and the • formation of gas which distends the stomach, causing shortness of breath and pal putaion of the heart. The trouble being entirely due to the unatural condition of stomach contents, and not in any way to the fault of the stomach itself physiciuns have adop ted with marvellous success the plan of ...

NATHALIA POLICE COURT. Thursday, 28th May. (Before Messrs. Furze and Montz, I's.P.) Vaccination, Some half a dozen vaccination cas~ were listed, but as some of the children had been successfully vacci nated, they were withdrawn, and the others had promised to have it done and they were adjourned. School Case. Senior-Constable Brown v. Joseph Rice. Neglecting to send his child to school. Fined 2/6. Debt Cases. Brown, Corkn and Co. v. John Ash. Debt. Summons not served and case extended 14 days. A; J. Waddell v. Edwin Charles Edmonds. 15/6, goods sold. E. Edmonds, senr., who appeared as the summons bad been served on him, said he was not the defendant, as it was not his nmae but his son's. Case struck out. The court then adjourned.

What It Cost to Shoot Big Game New Zealand has its deer-shoot~ ing the. .Northern Territory offers something in the way of buffalo ; and there are various kangaroo-hunting grounds in New South Wales ; but lor the most part Australasia has little to present in. the nature of big game shooting. Therefote an article on the cost of making an excursion into the nearest big game country— that is Africa—and the method and procedure on arriving there, will be of interest to those our readers whose ambitions lie in that directijn. Such an article appears in the Juno issue of "Lfe," just to hand, and it is also of interest, to general readers, for it describes the picturesque as .pec^s of the country, and the pros pects lie in it for the trader aad the hunter. »The author of the article— which, the first of three—is Mr G. E.. Archer Russell, a well known Ade laide man who put in three strenuous and exciting jea'rs in mid-Africa. His i hot graphs aro excellent. The c mcliiiJing chapters of Jac...